Your Path to Leadership in Nursing
Earn your Doctor of Nursing Practice from New Mexico’s top-ranked nursing school.
With Post-Master’s and Post-Bachelor’s tracks available, you’ll gain the skills to lead with confidence and transform patient care.
Leadership. Innovation. Impact.
Advance your nursing career at UNM with fully accredited programs designed to improve health outcomes.
Why UNM?
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
EMPHASIS ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP
IMPROVE HEALTH SYSTEMS
ONLINE & PART-TIME PROGRAM
Learn From Expert Faculty
Hear how UNM’s Doctor of Nursing Practice programs provide the mentorship and support that help students become bold leaders.
Connie Smith-Fassler DNP, MHA, RN, CNML
"My favorite part of leadership has always been mentoring novice leaders. I have the privilege of working with both emerging and experienced nurse leaders to prepare them for today’s complex and rapidly evolving healthcare environment. Students in our program can expect to grow exponentially, both professionally and personally."
Penny Beattie, DNP, MBA, RN, BC-NE
“The Nursing Administrative Leadership program at the UNM College of Nursing prepares students through innovative, real-world learning experiences that open doors to advanced leadership roles in health care. Our small cohort model fosters meaningful and collaborative relationships that not only enhance learning but also support the development of confident and effective nurse leaders.”
Clinician Educator, Assistant Professor
Clinician Educator, Assistant Professor
DNP Programs Designed With You in Mind
We offer 2 programs to earn your DNP – Post-Bachelor’s DNP and Post-Master’s DNP. Explore both options below.
Post-Bachelor’s DNP
The Nursing Administrative Leadership (Online) concentration is designed for students with a BSN, BS or BA and an RN license who want to return for their DNP.
This program is designed for students with a master's degree and an RN license who want to return for their DNP to advance their knowledge.
Achievable for the working nurse – online format.
We are part of a large Health Sciences System.
UNM’s student population is among the most diverse in the country.
Focus on personal, professional and leadership development.
Post-Master’s DNP
Why a DNP at UNM?
Hear From Our Alumni
Hear how UNM College of Nursing programs guided nurses through challenges and prepared them for meaningful careers.
Sheena Ferguson, DNP, RN, FANA-I
“Each degree I’ve earned from the UNM College of Nursing has given me the knowledge, skills and confidence to excel professionally and to achieve my goals. It was always about me as an individual and where I wanted to go as a professional. I was supported, encouraged and challenge to seek my success as I defined it.”
FAQs
Yes, scholarship and grant dollars are available.
Yes! The online Post-Bachelor’s DNP program is designed for you as a working professional. You will learn to work collaboratively with other health care professionals and leaders to improve health outcomes and health systems.
Yes, scholarship and grant dollars are available.
Post-Master’s DNP
Post-Bachelor’s DNP
Ready to Join the Top of Nursing?
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